Driverless Trucking Firm Aurora Puts Human Back in Driver’s Seat May 20, 2025 By David Welch Driverless vehicle developer Aurora Innovation Inc. is putting a human back in front of the wheel of big rigs operating...
GM to Sell Stake in Michigan EV Battery Plant to LG Energy December 3, 2024 By David Welch General Motors Co. is selling its stake in an electric-vehicle battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, to South Korean partner LG...
GM, Ford Fall on Trump Tariffs Seen Adding $3,000 to Car Prices November 27, 2024 By David Welch, Gabrielle Coppola and Keith Laing Shares of US automakers tumbled on worries that a new round of tariffs imposed by President-elect Donald Trump will cause...
Trump Team Is Seeking to Ease US Rules for Self-Driving Cars November 19, 2024 By David Welch and Allyson Versprille Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles...
Cruise Gets More Oversight After California Robotaxi Dragging Incident October 1, 2024 By Keith Laing and David Welch General Motors Co.’s robotaxi company will undergo tougher oversight and pay a fine to settle claims by US auto safety...
GM Ends OnStar Driver Safety Program After Privacy Complaints April 25, 2024 By David Welch General Motors Co. has ended its OnStar Smart Driver program after customers complained it violated their privacy. OnStar had cut...
GM’s Cruise Prepares to Resume Robotaxi Testing After Halt February 26, 2024 By Julia Love and David Welch General Motors Co.’s Cruise autonomous driving unit is nearing the resumption of robotaxi testing in the coming weeks, with Houston...
GM’s Cruise Owns Up to Robotaxi Mess in Hopes of Returning to Roads January 26, 2024 By David Welch General Motors Co. blamed poor leadership for mishandling its Cruise robotaxi crisis, an admission the carmaker is hoping will help...
Art Collector Says Van Gogh Painting on Display in Detroit Museum Was Stolen From Him January 13, 2023 By David Welch In October, the Detroit Institute of Arts pulled back the curtains on its three-month Van Gogh exhibit, proudly boasting that...
Hertz Makes Settlement Offers to End False Arrest Lawsuits June 27, 2022 By Steven Church and David Welch Hertz Corp. has offered to settle about three dozen cases filed by renters that say they were wrongly arrested for...